The Gender Impact of Social Security Reform in Latin America

Lessons from Pension Reform in the Americas

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  James, Estelle ^a   Edwards, Alejandra Cox ^b   Wong, Rebeca ^c  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentina; Chile; Mexico; Multipillar pension; Pension reform; Pension systems; Retirement income; Social security system

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920752991     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199226801.003.0005     Document Type: Chapter

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